Map: June Rainfall Remains Scarce for Western Canada

There were pockets of relief, but overall rainfall across Western Canada disappointed in June. 

As the map below shows, large portions of all three Prairie provinces received well below normal precipitation over the last 30 days, including up to less than 40% (shown in dark red). The lack of rain has allowed drought to expand and taken a heavy toll on crop conditions, especially in parts of central and southern Alberta where a handful of counties have now formally declared agricultural disasters. 

In its June 28 declaration, Foothills County – located directly south of Calgary - said eastern areas of the municipality had received less than 35% of average annual rainfall with some areas seeing less than 2 inches in total to date.